THE ILIKE TIMES

ANNA’D

The Anna...wait...does the name take you back to some petite south Indian dosa parlour or Sunil Shetty’s signature crème de la crème eatery. No. Anna is neither. A small 4 by 4 tapri with a bonus 4 by 4 sprawl (thanks to the broad footpath) doesn’t have an well-bred fountain or limestone studded terrazzo floor to offer you the feel of the ceremonious conventional hangout, but yes this is that one cosy little place where you can actually meet your adda.

Hungry, greedy, delayed, miserable, glad, dejected, worn out, broke or lamenting...whatever your mood be. Anna has something to offer to everyone.

Feel free to walk inside this 20 capacity wala adda with 25 friends and Anna still has room to offer. How though still remains a mystery. Located on MIT road, Kothrud Anna is a product of personal pride for its consumers. And when we talk about customers here we are talking about the entire set. From sunrise to dark Anna is huddled with the wealthy, deprived, student, instructor workers, boss, babus, sadhus, mantris, santris and every possible commodity on earth.

Strangest thing, you can’t expect a pleasant couple banquet here at peace. The seat in front of you might just be a welcoming the greatest threat in your life...your girlfriend’s ex crush. Alone time is scarce and there is always someone who comes and parks himself by as instructed by the personnel (saving place for the next group to come :p). And if no one is there, who really cares, the staffs are always there to entertain. Oh by the way, every staff at the Anna is also an Anna (so if you call out bhaiya for placing the order, be prepared to be ignored). Even the firangi guy who has spent 8 years now in the college, frequently eats at Anna still not knowing what their real names are.

Though, this omitarian food joint offers you nimbu paani as beer and veg biryani as chilly chicken lamb biryani, a vegetarian can still have an awesome time. Well, that is their own innovative and idiotic way serving food and they don’t really care.

2 twenty rupees note and you have a full fledged feast in the offing complete with desi beer (lime juice). A 100 would suffice the combined appetite of Farah Khan and Dolly Bindra.

 

Apart from that what really pulls you to this place is the light hearted environment, the ambience of the katta, the cutting chai with medu wada sambhar and of course the love that is mixed in every Anna dish. And if you are at Anna please do not miss the idli wada sambhar, the egg fried rice, the hakka, the nimbu sharbat (our regular beer served with ice), the hot senior MBA chick sitting next table wearing the chic skirt, a small little conversation with Anna and sometimes getting served even while you haven’t discovered a place to sit. So visit this place and be prepare to be totally Anna’d!